Good Deals At Lucky's

The differences between the Lucky's Markets in Boulder and Longmont never cease to amaze me, and I wish I had more time to do comparisons. The Longmont one falls more in my travel path than the Boulder one, so Longmont is the one I rely on. As I've said before, Longmont seems to emphasize special deals on meats that are antibiotic-free but without Lucky's "never ever" standards, while Boulder's fortes are organic produce and never ever meats.This week is a classic example, with boneless skinless chicken breasts a stunning $1.97 a pound for the "natural" ones at the Longmont store, while the Boulder store is advertising "never ever"ones on sale for $4.99 a pound. Fish prices usually differ, with wild caught tuna steaks (previously frozen ahi from Hawaii) $6.99 a pound in Longmont (very good -we had them last night), while wild caught tuna steaks that I'd assume are the same are advertised in Boulder at $9.99 a pound. Their yummy salmon burgers have pulled a price reversal, with Longmont jumping a dollar to $2.99 each this week, while they have dropped that dollar in Boulder to $1.99 each.

The front page of the Boulder flyer is awash in great deals on organic produce, including red, green or black grapes for a mere $1.69 a pound, while half the produce in the Longmont flyer is conventional. In a twist, new crop organic gala apples are actually lower in Longmont at a lovely $1.48 a pound, while they are 30 cents higher in Boulder, and local organic new crop acorn, butternut or spaghetti squash unfortunately make an appearance at both stores for $1.48 a pound (I am so not ready for winter).